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With the police hot on his tail, an infamous hit man flees to the United States to exact revenge in this “exciting [and] suspenseful” (The Washington Post Book World) sequel to the Edgar Award winner The Butcher's Boy.

“A bravura performance.”—Chicago Tribune

He came to England to rest. He calls…

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1 author picked Sleeping Dogs as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is occasionally a very funny book, partly because of Perry's writing style and partly because the main character's attitudes and outlook are both very rational and very skewed. It's impossible to approve of his former occupation and equally impossible not to sympathize with his current problems. It's also an edge-of-your-seat read.

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Welcome to Marble Hill, Iowa, a small town where every quiet street and familiar face conceals hidden depths of mystery and intrigue. These thrilling stories follow Police Chief Tom Petrosky and State Police Forensics Specialist Patricia Johnson as they interweave crime investigation and a personal relationship.

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